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PlayStation Network
August 4, 2016
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[ hack, ddos, technology ]
The PoodleCorp collective claims to have taken down the PlayStation Network servers.
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Department of Justice of the Philippines
August 4, 2016
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[ espionage, malware, government ]
F-Secure reveals the details of NanHaiShu, a spy campaign aimed at accessing information from high-profile targets involved in the South China Sea dispute. One of the main victims is the Philippine Department of Justice.
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An Garda (Irish Police)
August 4, 2016
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[ hack, government ]
Police in Ireland launch a probe after a hacker attempted to break into their computer network, forcing officials to temporarily shut down several of their systems to ensure the security of data held on staff and the public.
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Unknown Organization
August 3, 2016
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[ hack, ddos, technology ]
Blizzard's Battle.net servers are hit by a massive DDoS attack causing latency, connection and login issues across popular games such as Overwatch, World of Warcraft and Hearthstone.
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League of Legends
August 3, 2016
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[ hack, ddos, technology ]
And the PoodleCorp collective also claims to have taken down the website of League of Legends (leagueoflegends.com)
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Romelu Lukaku's Instagram Account
August 3, 2016
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[ hack, technology ]
Romelu Lukaku, the Everton footballer is the latest celebrity to have his Instagram account hacked.
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Bolat Atabayev
August 2, 2016
Threat actors believed to be tied to the Kazakh government have targeted lawyers and exiled Kazakh dissidents for the purpose of espionage. One of the victimis is Bolat Atabayev, a dissident theater director.
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Unknown Organization
August 2, 2016
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[ leak, healthcare ]
Pravy Sector, the Pro-Ukraine hacker (or hackers) dump 150 GB of data from the Central Ohio Urology Group.
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Unnamed Indian bank
August 2, 2016
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[ hack, finance ]
A pro-Pakistani hacker dubbed Afzal Faizal claims to have obtained access to the e-payment system of a nationalized bank.
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Unknown Organization
August 2, 2016
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[ hack, ddos, technology ]
123-Reg is taken down by a massive DDoS attack.
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Banner Health
August 2, 2016
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[ hack, healthcare ]
Arizona healthcare group Banner Health reveals that hackers may have accessed records of 3.7 million of its customers. The attack was initiated on 17 June.
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Bitfinex
August 2, 2016
The price of bitcoin plummets after Hong Kong-based digital currency exchange Bitfinex was hit by hackers who stole $65m ( 48m, 57m) of the digital currency.
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Irina Petrushova
August 2, 2016
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[ espionage, government ]
Threat actors believed to be tied to the Kazakh government have targeted lawyers and exiled Kazakh dissidents for the purpose of espionage. One of the victimis is Irina Petrushova, a publisher of an independent Kazakh newspaper.
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Unknown Organization
August 2, 2016
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[ hack, malware, technology ]
A hacking crew that goes by the name of PeggleCrew compromises Fosshub and embedded malware inside the files hosted on the website and offered for download.
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parsiva
August 2, 2016
An Israeli hacker going by the handle of Zurael_sTz hacks the official website of Iranian Internet services provider Daba and leaks login credentials of thousands of registered users. The total hack should include 52K users.
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Peter Sahlas
August 2, 2016
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[ espionage ]
Threat actors believed to be tied to the Kazakh government have targeted lawyers and exiled Kazakh dissidents for the purpose of espionage. One of the victimis is Peter Sahlas, a human rights attorney.
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Alexander Petrushov
August 2, 2016
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[ espionage, government ]
Threat actors believed to be tied to the Kazakh government have targeted lawyers and exiled Kazakh dissidents for the purpose of espionage. One of the victimis is Alexander Petrushov, a publisher of an independent Kazakh newspaper.
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Astolfo di Amato
August 2, 2016
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[ espionage, government ]
Threat actors believed to be tied to the Kazakh government have targeted lawyers and exiled Kazakh dissidents for the purpose of espionage. One of the victimis is Astolfo di Amato, an Italian attorney who spearheaded anti-corruption litigation against Kazakhstan.
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Iranian Telegram users
August 2, 2016
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[ espionage, hack, leak ]
Iranian hackers linked to the state sponsored group called Rocket Kitten have compromised more than a dozen accounts on the Telegram instant messaging service and identified the phone numbers of 15 million Iranian users.
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Mukhtar Ablyazov's family
August 2, 2016
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[ espionage, government ]
Threat actors believed to be tied to the Kazakh government have targeted lawyers and exiled Kazakh dissidents for the purpose of espionage. The victims include members of dissident Mukhtar Ablyazov's family.
